A Clear Guide to Understanding Quality in Residential Care Choosing a residential home for someone you love is a big decision. Families want to feel confident that the home they choose is safe, well-run, and truly focused on supporting people to live well. One of the clearest indicators of this is the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating. The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care in England, and its inspection reports help families understand how well a s

Respite care simply means that your loved one stays with us for a short period while receiving full, personalised support from trained staff. It can last from one night to several days or longer, depending on what you need.

Burdett House Oasis Care is pleased to announce the launch of three new Ofsted-registered solo apartments, expanding our supported accommodation offer for young people aged 16+ who require highly personalised, one-to-one environments. This development strengthens our commitment to providing safe, trauma-informed homes for young people who cannot thrive in shared settings. This new provision sits alongside our shared supported accommodation home, Riverside Court, which is also

Resident Profile (Anonymised) Name: JK (pseudonym) Age Range: Older teen Interests: Music, writing rap lyrics, sound production Placement Type: Supported accomadation with Oasis Care Referral Need: Emotional regulation, engagement, trust-building, independence skills Starting Point: When JK Arrived at Oasis JK moved to Oasis in May 2023. He describes his early period with striking honesty: “I didn’t really know what I was doing… I wasn’t making music… I wasn’t doing f*** all.

Analdo - Support worker and creative Who Is Analdo? A Creative Voice at Oasis Care Analdo is a support worker and creative practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of care and storytelling. Before joining Oasis, he spent years developing his visual style, studying illustration, experimenting with film, and building a name for himself by creating music videos for local artists. Creativity wasn’t a hobby for him; it was a foundation. “I’ve always been into visuals… it w

Young person on CEG and BBC Radio Derby Project Independence Begins with Opportunity A young person can live in care for a year, and still feel unknown. Not because people stopped caring, but because trauma, systems, and screens all get in the way. We live in a world where connection is instant, but rarely real. Where social media replaces conversation. Where AI can answer before a human does. And yet, in care, presence is everything. Because real care isn’t an algorithm, it’